Stories
Beginning
in 2008, I began submitting stories to magazines
in order to build my resume before searching for an agent. Below is a
list of
stories I’ve published so far and where you can find them.
These
Walls
"These Walls" originally
appeared in Sacred
Heart University's
annual literary revue, Horizons.
It's
romantic fluff that I wrote in high school -- but it's also the first
story I
published.
The
Explanation
A piece
of fan fiction I wrote some years ago. Since it's
difficult to publish these things elsewhere, I decided to just post it
here.
Warded
A demon
sent to earth confronts an unusual obstacle on his
way to cause mischief. "Warded" appeared in the June 2008 issue of Twisted Dreams. You can buy a PDF copy
of Twisted Dreams for $1.90.
The
Horse Thieves
Crawford
is a free agent in the new West, where cars have
replaced horses and any punk with a set of wheels can cause mischief.
Now
someone is stealing ponies from a local ranch, and Crawford has been
hired to
solve the case. "The Horse Thieves" -- the first in a series --
originally
appeared in Space Westerns, a free
online webzine.
The
Ice Fields of Europa
An ice
miner on Jupiter's moon, Europa, recounts his struggle to become
a prospector through a series of diary entries. This dark sci-fi tale
appeared as December 2008's featured story of the month in The Tiny Globule, a
free online repository of sci-fi, fantasy and strange fiction.
The
Zumundo Cog
When a
rare component breaks in his amazing steam scooter, Shane
must confront a reclusive and eccentric inventor for a replacement.
"The
Zumundo Cog" is featured in the November-December 2008 issue
of The Willows, America's
premiere steampunk magazine.
Birdhouse
of the Seven Chambers
Kung-fu
sparrows; secret battle techniques; bad dialog. The
birds of the realm will battle for the Golden Seed hidden within the
"Birdhouse
of the Seven Chambers." This piece of flash fiction appeared in the
March
2009 issue of "News from the Pouch," the monthly newsletter of book
publisher Swimming Kangaroo.
Ragnarok
Anyone
who's familiar with Norse mythology
knows that Loki was responsible for bringing about the end of the
world. But was Loki such a bad guy? And were Odin and Balder really
upright heroes? "Ragnarok" is a re-telling
of several of the central Norse myths from the perspective of Loki and
is set in modern-day Reykjavik. It was published by Read Short
Fiction.com in January 2010.
'Swordsman
Wanted'
War
veteran Greg Murphy hasn't had a steady job since
getting his knee blown out in Iraq. When he answers an ad
from a New York bank seeking a professional swordsman, he discovers
that the
financial industry has more teeth than he ever imagined. Tangent magazine
calls "'Swordsman
Wanted'" a "light-hearted read, and
Scalisi carries it off with a quiet, assured
professionalism."
"'Swordsman
Wanted'" was published in Issue 19 of Neo-opsis, the
award-winning
Canadian sci-fi and fantasy magazine. [Note: The link above serves
sales in both the United States and Canada. If you live in the U.S.,
make sure to purchase the correct issue.]
Crude
Gas
prices are out of control, and the
government has stepped in to regulate the sale of vehicles powered by
gasoline. While at the Department of Vehicle Registry, Virginia Piper
-- mother of four -- learns firsthand how far some radicals will go to
prevent the country's dependency on foreign oil. This dystopian sci-fi
tale was published by The Absent Willow Review on July 16, 2010.
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